It’s almost inevitable that within the next few decades, Clippy will arise from the dead as a miniature virtual assistant projected on your desk in augmented reality. In this near future, Clippy will compete with Siri, Alexa, and Cortana to coach you through difficult challenges at work. In the meantime, learning new skills the hard way is still an essential part of doing one’s job well.
John Seely Brown, former chief scientist at Xerox, pegs the half-life of job skills to be five ye